Waste-retainer.



E. & B. BERNER.

I WASTE RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IULY3I. I9I7.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1919.

Application filed July 31, 1917. Serial No. 183,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EMIL BERNER and BERGER BERNER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Calumet, in the county of Hou'ghton and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWaste-Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to waste retainers and more particularly to adevice adapted to hold a acking of oil saturated waste in a journal oxfor preventing displacement of the waste and thus facilitating properoiling of the journal.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterconstructed from a single len h of wire designed to be snugly heldwithin the journal or oil box and retained in position by of the boxwhereby the oil saturated waste ma be maintained in packed formation.

The invention also alms atthe provision of a bent wire grille designedto have portions thereof project into a mass of waste to retain a holdon the same so that the waste will be prevented from moving up in frontof the oil box and thereby leave the journal impro erly lubricated.

A further 0 ject of this invention is the provision. of a waste retainerwhich consists of comparatively few arts and is simple in construction,but urable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to whichdevices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention the top or cover and theadvantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the followingdescrip- "tion and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated thepreferred form of my invention, in which;

Figure 1 is a'plan view of the device showing the same mounted in ajournal box, the latter being. shown diagrammatic.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the same.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is the preferred form of myinvention, and in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, a single strand ofwire is bent to form a grille 1 and the same consists of a series ofloops 2 the ends of which are substantially square as indicated clearlyinFig. 1 of the drawing so that relatively loop. It will be understoodthat this grille may be of any desired width and may consist of anydesired number of loops accordmg to the size of the journal box or thequantity of waste to be retained therein. This grille is formedintermediate the ends of the wire so that two comparatively longportions are provided at each end.

By bending these extended end portions of t e wire upon themselves, theretaining loops 4 are provided and the loops then extend for a shortdistance where the wire is brought into enga' ment with'the ends of thegrille so that dou le portions 5 are formed to add strength to embracethe loops. Each end of the wire is then twisted around the correspondingend loop as indicated at 6 and from this point the ends, of the wire areprojected at right angles above the plane of the grille and theterminals of the wire formed into fingers 7 which engage the cover A ofthe oil or 'ournal box B.

A quantity 0 waste is packed in the journal or oil box B in the usualmanner and is saturated with a uantity of oil or grease for the purposeof ubricatin the journal C. The grille 1 bears upon t e waste and theends of the loops 2 are bent downwardly so that the bars 3 are embeddedin the waste to obtain a firm grip on the same. These downwardly bentportions of the loops thereby form claws 8 to retain the waste in properposition. Each end loop 3, however, is bent downwardly to a greaterdistance to form the longclaws 9 obtaining a further and more effectivegrip on the waste to prevent lateral journal box.

From the foregoing it willbe observed that a very simple and durablewaste retainer has been provided, the details of which. embody thepreferred form We desire it to be understood, however, that slightchanges in the minor details of construction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

' Weclaim:

1. A waste retainer comprising a grille constructed from a single lengthof wire bent into a series of loops, each of the latter having theirends curved to form claws, and means formed on the ends of the wire toretain the grille in position.

2. A waste retainer constructed from a single length of wire bentintermediate its movement thereof in theends into a series of laterallyspaced loops having their end portions straight, the end portions beingbent to form claws whereb the said straight portions will be embe ded inthe waste, and means extending above the said loops to hold the latterin engagement with the waste.

3. A waste retainer constructed from a single length of wire bentintermediate itsend into a series of laterally spaced loops havin theirend portions substantially straig t, the end portions being bent to formclaws whereby the said straight portions will be embedded in the waste,and means extending abovethe said loops to hold the latter in engagementwith the waste, the said means including right angularly bent ends ofthe wire proJecting above the loops.

l. A Waste retainer constructed from a single length f wirebentintermediate its substantially end into a series havin their endportions substantially strai g t, the end portions being bent to formclaws whereb will be embe extending above of laterally spaced loops oneside of the loops and bent upon themselves and twisted about theoutermost loops. In testimony whereof they aifix their signatures inpresence. of two witnesses.

EMIL BE'RNER. BERGER BERNER.

Witnesses:

ANTHONY R. MCCORMICK, CHAS. B, GALE.

